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THE WRST OF ENGLAND NVOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). F red DIRECTORS. Jph Esq., Sprint - mount , Champion-hill, S. ziritten, Esq• (Messrs. Britten and Co.), London-wall, Li :Jado n. E. C . • gyvven. Carmichael, C. 8., Hyndford House, Brompton, I...draonds, Esq. J.P. Bet ryfield, Bradford-on-Avon. Eg g., J.P., BarrPter-at-Law, Blacklands- Calne, Wilts, and Temple, E.C. Yhilli pa, Esq., Rawtel,stall, near Manchester. 14 . Rarly L.raith, Esq. (Messrs. Early and Smith, Woollen „rchants and Army Clothiers), London, N E. l a. Watts, Esq , Woollen Merchant, Leeds. SOLICITORS. kePars. Parke and Pollozk, 63, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C., London. BROKERS. lcesrs. groom Brothers, Change-Wes, Cmnhill, London. BANKERS. The The Alliance Bank (Limited), Lothbury, London. , Caital invested wiil be turned over at least four titr es "tr, so p that a profit of 25 per cent. per annum may be safely eal,erulated on. Pectuses, forms of appllcation, and every iniormatien, be obtained a'. the of fi ces of the Company, 28, Cornball, .onxion. rIE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited). T IIiONTO • - t -Z Ir t p h p i l n ic s a t tion for ShAres will be received after By order, R. BIJLGIN, Secretary. 4114°11, 48, Cornhill, April 4, 1864. I iPE INTERNATIONAL LAND CREDIT COMPANY (Limited). Capital Eight Millions, wi‘h power to increase, v: e . irpit i mue 6,000,000, in 300,000 Shares of L2O each, of tn u ti !ell 2 50,000 are subscribed for on the Continent, the re- A 'fling 60,000 being reserved for England. £1 deposit on yli:ation, £1 on Allotment. v ear i l re will be two Calls sf £2 each during the present L A after which it is not expected that farther Calls will trade. DIRECTORS. Ch air ENGLISH BOARD• —4IIII—..GEORGE WORMS, Esq., Director of the Ge nral Credit and Finance Company of London 85Limited). ir Stuart Alexander Donaldson, Director of the Genera _ Cre dit and Fi nance C ompan y of London (Limited). 'arid Robert Cecil, M.P. th„, lion, w. Patrick Talbot. Jams Emerson Tennent. dolo, CONTINENTAL •BOARD. liec - hamps, Ministre d'Etat, s Ancien d lustre des Affaires Estrangeres, Membre Pie" la Cbarnbre des Representants. 1, 1 1 .1. e de Decker, Ancien Ministre de ' nterieur, c o erubre de la Chambre des Representants. en'te d' nano- Steenhuyse, Pro eri t etre. `'e k te de Liedekerke-Beaufort, Membre de la Amearobre des Representat k d re Langrand-Damonceau, Proprietaire. slercier, Ministre d'Etat, Ancien Ai 1 ; 'etre es Finances. J -1) : 1 1 8 e Nothomb, A n cien Ministre de la %tree, Membre de la Chambre des Repre*- I,,eetta li t s. eorelluis Th6odule de Rodes, Proprietaire. in te Adhemar du Val de Beaulieu, Proprie taire Co rn , - " e inane van der Straten-Ponthoz, Pro -I)rietaire e n tdi nand Schaefer, Directeur-en-Chef de la Banque de vred it - Foncier et Industrie], Vienna. Lona BANKERS. --°n---The General Credit and Finance Company of lirLondon (Limited). Vi. 4Bs ela--Banque de Credit-Foncier et Industriel. vtennaßranch of La Banque de Credit .Foncier et pa4lcittetriel. Va.—The Branch of La Banque de Credit-Foncier et A I ndustrial. --,r anterdam—La Socidtd Genkale de Commerce et d'ln -1, dUstrie. e tch—The Hungarian Mortgage Bank. Bruxelles, SOLICTORS. Messrs. Bevan and 'Whiffing. Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton and Co: BROKERS. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce. Messrs. J. and A. Scrimgeour. Th e OFFICES. „ General Credit and Finance Company of London v'illlited), 7 Lothbury. SECRETARY, PRO TEM. Edward Hamilton Anson, Esq. This PROSPECTUS. t ett . wompany is based upon worked existing with s institutions ot . i the ' to nient, which have been already ignal have Pr • f ounders of the International Land Credit Company 1_ eviously established -13,114 B elgium, La Banque Hypothecaire Beige and La ta k : lll ,, e de Credit •Foncier et Industrie' (the Belgian Mort r and the Bank of Industry and Land Credit). 1,/,,, t , 1 Rolland, La Banqe Hypothecaire Neerlandaise (the Voierlands Mortgage Bank). pa l 4 . Austria, the Vindobona Mortgage Assurance Corn. W lh y have all prospered. The success they have met sai d is established by authentic documents. It m a y be forth Without exaggeration, that the results are brilli ant ; 4 vare e" Companies have produced to their Shareho lders an la ore r dividend of 20 per cent., and some of them mach Th e Dapi e . experience acquired by the working of these Con 4,4: has led to the conclusion that, in order to give full % eyf ',Ploent to the principles which have proved so auc fatei.ui) it is desirable to found a Central Company of an b e, t tl ational character the main functions of which should raise Capital by the issue of bends and " lettres de 1)14;, - m ul the great money markets of Europe, to be om through associated local Companies is purchases of r at L eans upon real property, in countries where the i:4ol.,,interet“ is high. tibi e Banque Ilypothecaire Bolge, acting on this ptrin here( and established nearly three years ago, h . as, wi h a B e i,,,!=ba capltal of X 480,000 only, succeeded placing on the ila t e a u. market alone such an amount of " lettres de . gage" . th Its shares with £6 paid have risen to and maintained ?i,ti?lelvea at £lB. '3 44 4 capital raised in Belgium at 4 and 41 per cent. has 115 Q ( ullployed principally in Austria, through La Ba n q ue Iri,,, ' f Qlt Fancier et Industriel, which has a branch at oar tie completely organised, with a staff thoroughly th led in Austrianaffairs • and it is shown by the books of ip th e le d , Austria, that of all its operations of purchase and sale t i e r ustria, nut one has realised less than 20 per cent., after t• i eting all expenses, while generally they have reached Per cent ti ice being the result of Companies limited to the Bel still' looney market fur raising capital, it is evident that h at , greater results may be obtained by forming an Inter. L l n „,nal Company, with a share capital large enough to Oe markets the placing of bonds and" lettres de gage" on the y arketa of England, France, Holland, and Ger -All y, BB well as of Belgium. t l ,k,ccordingly, the present Company has been founded , tfib 4e r the English Law of Limited Liability, and with an r a re and iirection in 1 ondon, as well as at Brussels; ar- I4eniants have been made with the Banque Hypothec aire cige for a complete fusion, while a treaty has been • ad with with the Banque de Credit-Foncier et Industriel, 44 4 41 ensures the benefit of their experience, and a large th 11,0fitable business from the commencement, a mini- W e l dividend o f 11 per cent. on the paid up Share Capital Nt , 4 R secured in any event, as the result of the first year's It ! Li g' \Tn is also proposed to enter into an arrangement with the ferl . „ °l3o na. This Society, which has existed at Vienna tar o ." Years, and has a capital of 10,000,000 florins, gua (ll4,;:'e2 the regular payment of interest uponnaortgage all .7 as Well as the principal when du , .. By this means, sec,."e business done in Austria will be rendered perfectly Aa The Vindobona is in the most flourishing state. It has thi r d to first year 6 per cent., the second 12 per cent..thiebillt !. 6 per cent., and at the next meeting it is expected to distributethi 25 per cent. Particular attention's called 7!ls , 1 , 1 ,7 i r,1t. Thisguarantee is one of the features which ‘'re e e at lY distinguishes this Company from other Land "he°lnPall'ea. 4 "4o l : re t - s ouliCia (£6) per share will be called in the course of PPli e ,„ - , e4 t Year, inclusive of the payment of £1 each on , 0 /1 and allotment ; after which, it is not expected \ Atilt - ZY further Calls whatever will be made. The Share I te lxr e " P.. a id up will thus be £1,300,000 ; and the profit Sti i tor the first year under the above arrangements will ho rn `f further increased as additional Capital is raised ga ge ,?'ear to year by the issue of Bond and "lettres de l ' 4l iße'd n al ° he the securities of the Company become natu i,, Of th: 4 the chief money-markets of Europe. - 0 4 250 - aplountof E 6,000,000 Capital nowissued, L 3,000,000 'Uti r ;"" u Shares have been taken and paid upon on the :vhi e b , apt, and 50,000 Shares are reserved for england, of ( i? th, 4 )000 are already subsclibed, and 35,000 are offered itlatj l3 ' l „ b ho by subscription at the General Credit and Th e -8 ‘'unapany of London (Limited). term Articles of Association of the Company, duly regis 18e2 lz ? London on 11th F e b r uary last, under the Act of Dora se ' d i ! at the Offices of the Solicitors, where they may be P I, PO P ° th e OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. D irectors of the International Land Credit Company (Limited). 4tlen len,—Having paid into your Bankers the sum of l l ''. th e I Tanne s t th a t y ou will allot me Sh ar es her International Laud Credit Company (lAmited), and t t nay 1.7 e! agree to accept the same, or any less number that lab , allotted to me, and to pay the Calls in respdct of pla ce L 44 res so allotted when due; and I authorise you to op i le ml l , 3 ' name ou the Register of Members for the number es allotted I aro, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Profession or occupation Address Date ~,,,,,•fue•uperTgerretu No. 22.,398. THE WELLL . NGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, dLe., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m, Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. • Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTION and MAINTENANCE COMPANY (Limited). (Uniting the business of the Gutta Percha Company with that of Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co.) Capital, £1,000,000. First Issue, £750,000; in 37,500 Shares of £2O each. Deposit on application £1 per share, and on allotment a farther payment of £3 per share. DIRECTORS. Henry Ford Barclay, Esq. (Gutta Percha Company). Thomqs Brassey, Esq. Alexander Henry Campbell, Esq. (Finlay, Campbell, and Co.) Georgo Elliot, Esq. (Glass, Elliot, and Co.) Alexander Struthers Finlay, Esq., M.P. Richard Attwood Glass, Esq. (Glass, Elliot, and Co.) Daniel Gooch, Esq., C.E. Samuel Gurney, sq., M.P. John Ponder, Esq., M.P. John Smith, Esq. (Smith, Fleming, ana Co.) BANKERS. The Consolidated Bank (Limited), 7, Fenchurch-street, London, and Manchester. Messrs. Arthur Heywood, Sons, and Co., Liverpool. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bircham, Dalrymple, Drake, and Ward, Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Co., 38,,Throginorton-street. Mesers..Cazenove And Co., 52, Threadneedle-street. SECRETARY (pro tern). Mr. William &niter. OFFICES. 23, Great Gaorge-street, Westminster. WORHS. Wharf road, City-road, N., and East Greenwich, S.E. This Company has been formed for the purpose of making and maintaining telegraphic lines of communication, both submarine and on land, in every part of the world. The facility of intercourse which telegraphic communi cation now, in such extensive operation, has afforded to the public in its varied communities—Political, Commercial, and Social—has rendered that which was, but a few years ago, regarded merely as a scientific experiment, absolutely necessary for the purposes of our social system, and a highly remunerative investment. It has been found that, as in the case of railways (although to a much greater ex tent), telegraphic cables have uniformly developed a con stantly increasing traffic, with this remarkable and special feature, that the more distant the points brought into con nexion, the greater the proportion of business done. Experience bits proved that increasing receipts from the working of submarine cables bring with them only a trifling proportionate increase in the amount of working expenses. Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Company and the Gutta Percha Company have hitherto together had the principal share in the manufacture of submarine telegraphic cables. The former firm, who have undertaken the manufacture, laying down, and maintenance of the cables, have hitherto obtained the inner cores of the cables from the Gutta Percha Company, which has, in this branch of its trade, confined itself entirely to the production of that part of the cable. Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Company have, during the last ten years, manufactured and laid down in different parts of the world no less than 6,500 miles of Submarine Tele graph Cable, whilst the Gutta Percha Company have, dur ing a like period, manufactured upwards of 9,000 miles of insulated wires for Submarine Telegraph Cables now iu work, It has been ascertained that the manufacture of entire cables could be more securely and beneficially carried on by uniting in one establishment the manufacture of the outer cable and wires, and the execution of the portion of the work heretofore separately executed by the Gutta Percha Co mpany,and with this view contracts have been entered into for the purchase of the entire machinery, premises. plant. patent, stock, goodwill, &c., of the Gutta Percha Company, by Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Company ; and that firm have agreed to transfer to this Company, at the cost price to them, the work so acquired. A contract has also been con cluded with Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Company, for the acquisition, by this Company, of their manufactory, premises, patents, stock, and business, the consideration being paid, to the extent of £lOO,OOO, in fully paid up Shares of the Company. Under these combined arrange ments the Company will enter into possession of the atual gamated business and be entitled to their profitaas from the Ist of January last. The Company's business will be conducted under the personal superintendence of Mr. Barclay and Mr. Glass, as managing directors, assisted by the efficient staff of the united Compenies. The agreement with Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Company provides for the assignment, with the consent of the Trea sury, to the Company of the lease held by that firm of the Submarine Telegraph between Malta and Alexandria. The Alexandria, Cairo, and Suez Telegraph, held by Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Company under agreement with the Telegraph to India Company is also comprised in the arrangement. The large profits which have hitherto been realised by bath of the above firms, and the prospect which exists of considerable extension of the business, justify the expecta tion of a large return to the Shareholders, independently of the profits arising from the working of the telegraph lines above referred to. Copies of the above contracts, together with the Articles of Association of the Company, may be inspected at the Solicitors' Offices. Applications for Shares must be made in the annexed form ; but no application will be considered unless the de posit of Ll per share has been previously paid to the Bankers of the Company. This deposit will be returned if no allot ment is made to the applicant, and if an allotment is made, it will ba applied towards the payment then due. An option will be given to the Subscribers of taking one fourth of the Shares allotted as fully paid up Shares. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained at the Offices of the Company, and of the Brokers. London, April 7, 1864. THE SUN, LONDON, FEIDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1804. IN what " Happy Land" can 1 Fee you after the "Opera?" I 071 y know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT DAUDLN, my de ir fellow ! KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old MIS LI WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i+ Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd,, at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the prin sips' towns in England; or wholesale a 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET , W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinahan's LL Whisky." VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENTALOAN—CI,SJO,OOO. In Bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO. THE GENERAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY OF LONDON (Limited) Beg to announce that thcy are authorised by the Govern ment of Venezuela to offer to the public a Loan for that State, to the extent of £1,5G0,000 nominal Capita, upon the follow ing terms : The Bonds will be issued for sums of £5OO, £2CO, and 'OO each. They will bear Interest as from the Ist October, 1863, at the rate of si x per cent. per annum, with Couplns attached, payable half-yearly, on the Ist April and ist October. at the Offices of the General Credit and Finance Company in Lon don, in sterling, or at the Offices of Mel srs. Salomon Oppen helm, jun., and Co , Cologne, in tnalers, at the exchange of the day. The price of issue is £6O per £lOO Stock, and payment will be required as follows : £5 on application. Zlo on allotment, less £3 half-year's interest accrued. £l5 on Ist June. £l5 on Ist August. £l5 on Ist September, less £3 half-year's Interest accrued, due Ist October. FORA OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (This Form should be presented entire to the Bankers of the Company, who will detach the Receipt, and return it to the Applic..nt.) To the Director of the Tel graph Construction and Main- tenance Company .L . G en tlemen, —I request you to allot me shares of £2C each in the Teleg, aph Construction and Maintenance Com pany (Limited, and I he , eby agree to accept such Sha es, or any leas number that may be al orted to me. subject to the reg,ulatio .8 of the Company, and to pay the further Dery sit of £3 per share on a:lotment authorise you to enter my name on the Register of Ai embe s of the Com pany in respect of the s ares : in To ftulled fo me. Name Usual signature Address in full Date X6O Discount at the rate - of 6 per cent. per annum will be allowed on pre-payments in full, waking, with allowances, the price of issue under £55. In case of non-allotment, the deposit will be returned, Should a less amount be a lotted than that applied for, the deposit will be made avails]) c towards payment on the atlotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. The object of the Loan is to effect a eet,lement of the general financial condition of the country, to assist in mak ing roads and imnroved communications, inland and coast wise, to pay off some existing claims, and generally to develope the agricultural resources and industry of the c)untry. The Loans. Interest, and Sinking Fund are secured by a special hypothecation of the whole export duties leviable at the ports of tee Republic, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Mara caibo, and Ciudad Bolivar. These are warranted by the Go vernment as wholly uncharged (or that, if any claims can be sub-tantiated, they shall be met out of the proceeds of the Loan), and as producing more than sufficient to meet the charge of the present Loan. The produce of the Export Duties last year is stated to have been £221,500, and an in crease is expected. In the event of aeydeficiency, the amount is to be made good by a further special hypothecation of the uncharged impart duties at all the ports of Venezuela. The consent of Earl Russell has been obtained for the col lection of the Furies o hypothecated by her ajesty's Consuls at he several Ports, associated with the Company's Agents, and the requisite amount will be transmitted twice a month to the General Cre ,it and Finan Company of London. Out of the same, Z120,0`. , 0 a-year will mp be applied to the pay ment of the interest and redemption o the debt, as follows £lO,OOO to be applied in the first instance to the payment of the interest. £lO,OOO to a sinking fund; this amount being augmented periodically by the interest on bends that shall have been bought up or redeemed. The sinking' fund shall be applied to the purchase of Bonds in the open market, it th price is at or below par, or to their redemption by lot in the usual way, if above car, year by year until the whole shab have been paid off. • The first purchase or redemption to take place let October, 564. The documents relating to the authorisation of the Loan, and the ratification of the same by the • onstituent Assembly of Venezuela, under date 14th January. 186'. with Notarial t•anslations, are open for inspection at the offices of the Ge neral Credit and Finance Company, 7, Lothbury, where applications for the Bonds, in the annexed form, will be received. Applications will also be received by the London and West minster Batik ; By the Union Bank of London ; And at Cologne, by Messrs. Salmon Oppenheim, jun., and 11ELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ( OMP.ANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HE RE FRY GIVEN, That n ) further appli cations for Shares In this Company will be received after MONDAY, the ,lth instant. By order. WILLIIYI SHUTER, Secretary pro. tcm. • 23, Great George- il 8, st q reet, Westminster, Apr le. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA, PHIC TEACHER.. ed. ; free by post, 7d. S ELORTHAND .—PITM AN'S PHO NOGRA- Pm 0 MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. O R THAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO• GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient-probably the mosm efficient -system of Shorthand that exists. Sir Rowland Bill. Co- ; Amsterdam, by Messrs. Lippmann, Rosenthal. and Co. Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be had at 7, Lothbury, and et the Brokers. London, 7, Lothbury, April, 1864. DIGS! PIGS! PIGS!—INDIAN PIG MEAL , without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, IGs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 14 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. FORM OF APPLICATION. VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. To the Genoa' Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited). Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me £ in the above Loan, on which I have made the required Deposit of 6 per Cent on £ and I agree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that may be allotted to me, and to pay the further instalments thereon, according to the terms of the prospectus. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. Usual signature Name in full .. Profession Address ITISH CUP PER COMPANY (Vint led). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Directors will proceed to ALLOTMENT on the '4oth day of APRIL, 1864, by which date all applications for shares in this Company stunt d be sent in. FEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK. he British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH MONTH for New York:— T 2 7 0 7 ). .11 ... 0 . r5e 5( 1) 0 07 LONDON l. Capt. GLOVER. 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Where may be seen the Asters; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the SiamesP Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, cte. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). r-/ . //7 PRICF 4d. STAMPED.....Sd. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, EPSOM SPRING MEETING. The gathering, the adjunct of the fine weather taken into account, bids fair to tread closely on the heels of the great May Carnival. There is the same crowding of trains at London, Victoria, end Waterloor—the same holiday look pertaining to the people on the hill, to the great majority of whom the City and Suburban and the Great Metropolitan are things of nought. Many of the especial characteristics, indeed, of the Derby Day are tending to rob the Epsom Spring of its most business-like features. The weather, though cold, was not unseasonable. The Thal Gtakes, for which the Irish mare Caroline was made a very warm favourite, proved a surpris.e to her backers, as she never showed prominently in the race, which was vei y cleverly snatched from Vivid by Lord Stamford's Gemma, the latturs jockey laudiug her a winner in the last few strides by a head. Trumps carried off the Heathcote Plate easily, and Jessie did ditto in the London-bridge Stakes. Speculation on the City and Suburban has shown no ex ception to the rule which has applied to the other spring handicaps. It has been, until within the last week or so, languid in the extreme. Liston held a solitary position in the quotations from " the Corner" for some time, and when others came into the betting still kept the lead, until his performance at Croaton• park last week sent him out of the market. Gordian Knot was immediately elevated to the premiership, and with Veterinarian as second favourite maintained that position until Jarnicoton, coming with a rush prior to the race, left off on equal terms with him. There was a tedious delay at the post, but at length they got away to a fair start, Moulsey making the running and keeping the lead until the distance, where Merry Hart and Lord Burleigh joined him, Lord Westmoreland's horse winning cleverly by a length, amid loud cheering. The Two-yr-old Stakes saw another scattering of the favourites in the hollow victory of Garderieure, who de feated Lord Coventry's crack in an easy canter. The Inkerman Plate wound up the day's sport with another victory for the fielders in Prescription. During the afternoon the stewards of the Melton meeting investigated the objection brought by the owner of the second horse in the National Hunt Steeplechase against the rider of the winner, and the following notice was posted on the board : The Stewards of the National Hunt Meeting having beard the evidence brought by Mr Behrens against Mr F. Loton's qualifications as a gentleman rider have decided that Cooksborough is disqualified. COVENTRY. G. W. FITZ WILLIAM. DEATIFORT. W. G. CRAVEN. HASTINGS. B. T, ANGELL. April 7. The Trial Stakes of 0 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weights for age. One mile, Lord Stamford's Gemma, 5 yrs, Bst 81b (J. Mann) 1 Count Lagrange's Vivid, 4 yrs, Bst 21b.... (A Eiwards) 2 Mr Brayley's Golden Dust, 4 yrs, Bst lib (Cowley) 3 The following also ran :—Caroline, Tippler, Lady Shir ley, Vingt-sept, Reserve, Glenorchy, Anona, Land of the \Vest, and Little Go. Betting-5 to 4 agst Caroline, sto 1 agst Gemma, 7to 1 agst Glenorchy, and 8 to 1 agst Vivid. • Vivid, with Golden Dust and Gemma on her right, jumped away with the running, closely attended by Tippler, Reserve, and Caroline into the straight, when the two leaders drew in advance and came on in company to the stand, where Gemma headed Golden Dust, and in the next few strides obtained a slight advantage and won a fine race by a head, three lengths dividing the second and third ; Glenorchy was fourth, Caroline fifth, Littlo Go sixth, Vingt sept and Land of the West next. The last three were Re serve, Lady Shirley, and Anona. The Heathcote Plate of 50 soya (handicap) for all ages. Winners extra. New T.Y.C. Three quarters of a mile. Marquis of Hastings's Trumps, 4 yrs, ist 10lb (c 7st 121 b) (Judd) 1 Mr Saxon's Virginia, 3 yrs, Gat 81b (IL Sharp) 2 Mr Hodgman's Dilston, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (J Grimshaw) 3 Tho following also ran :—Lady Derby, Comet, .Etna, Knight Templar, Balderdash, and Tailor. Batting-7 to 4 agst Trumps, sto 2 agst Dilston, and 6 to 1 agst Knight Templar. After a short delay at the post, they were despatched in close company, but after running a few strides Dilston on the far side came on with a decided lead of the favourite, who was closely attended by - Virginia and Tailor to the bend, rounding which the former was joined by Trumps, the pair running together to the road, when Dilston was beaten, and "Virginia came on in attendance on the favou rite, but failed to quite get up, and was beaten after a good race by three-quarters of a length : a bad third ; Dilston was fourth, and Knight Templar sixth, the last three being Balderdash, :Etna, and Lady Derby. The London-bridge Stakes of 5 soya each, with 53 says added; for 2-yr•olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling allowances. Three•quarters. et a mile 9 subs. Mr H. Joico's Jessie, 3 yrs (L3O), Bst . ... (Lynch) 1 Mr Greville's Verrill:re, 3 yrs (£80), Sot 711) (IL Grimshaw) 2 Mr John Dawson's Village Belle, 4 yrs (X3O), 9st 51b (Uustanco) 3 The following also ran : —Spasms colt, Ida, T. P. Cooke, Balham's dam filly, Mountain Maid, and Sir Thomas. Batting-2 to 1 agst Spams colt, sto 2 against Village Belle, 5 to 1 agst Teddington filly, and 3 to 1 agst Jessie. The favourite, on the outside, jumped away with a slight lead, having Mountain Maid, Village Belle, and St. Thomas as his immediate followers, but as they rounded the bond the Spasms colt dropped away beaten, leaving St. Thomas with a slight lead, which he held to half-way in the distance, where he was headed by Verdiere, who re tained a clear lead to the enclosure, when Jessie came with a rush and won a close race home by half a length ; three parts of a length between the second and third ; Ida was fourth, and Mountain Maid fifth; St. Thomas last. The winner was sold. The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10ft, and sif declared, with 100 sovs added. The second horse to receive 21 soya out of the stakes, The last mile and h quarter. 148 sibs, 55 of whom pay 5 soya each. Lord 'Westmoreland's Merryllart, 4 yrs, 7stGlb (Morgan) 1 Mr Greville's Bradamante, 3 yrs, Set 81b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr B. J. Angel's Lord Burleigh, 5 yrs Sat 121 b (G. Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Exchequer, Tom Fool, King of Utopia, Cadiz, Trumps, Flying Fish, Juliet, Summer side, Fiancee, Jarnicoton, Voluptas, Countersign, Count Cavour, Weatherspy, Lord Zetland, Lady Emma, Bi indisi, Moulsey, Gordian Knot, Aunt Judy, Veterinarian, Effie. Betting.-3 to 1 agst Veterinarian, 100 to 30 agst Jarni coton, 100 to 15 agst Gordian Knot, 12 to 1 agst Lord Z et- I land, 100 to 8 agst Flying Fish, 20 to 1 each agst Count Cavour, Merry Hart, Juliet, and Voluptas, 25 to 1 each agst Brindisi and Exchequer, 40 to 1 each agst Lord Burleigh, King of Utopia, and Bradamante, The difficulty of getting the horses to the post was con- siderably increased by the repeated breaking away of Cadiz, Merry Hart, Flying Fish, Bradamante, and Gordian Knot, who upon each attempt of Mr. M'George, to get them to him jumped round and ran to the brow of the hill. At last, seeing an opportunity, he lowered his flag some 30 minutes after the appointed time to an equitable start. Summerside, on the upper ground, was tho first away, but after running a few strides she was headed by Moulsey, who came on with a clear lead, followed in a body by Brindisi, Summerside, Aunt Judy, Exchequer, Bradamante, and Merry Hart, and wide on the lower ground succeeded Lord Burleigh, close up with whom were Veterinarian, Cadiz, Flying Fish, and Lard Z etland, the others following closely in their wake. Coming through " the fuzes" Moulsey considerably increased his lead, and as ho entered the old course he appeared to be clear of his horses, some three or four lengths in advance of the favourite, who, having threaded through his horses as they rounded the turn, came on second, close up with whom were Brindisi, Bradamante, Exchequer, Summerside, Flying Fish, Merry Hart, Gordian Knot, and Cadiz—then came Lord Burleigh on the lower ground, who was also attended by Count Cavour, King of Utopia, Fiancee, Jarnicoton, and Countersign, the rearmost horses being brought up by Trumps and Voluptas. These positions were retained as they descended the hill, and on fairly reaching the dip the colours of the favourite speedily disappeared from the front, and his place was immediately after occupied by Bradamante, on whose right came Brindisi, Lord Burleigh, and Merry Hart, Summerside, with Gordian Knot, having been disposed of as they crossed the road; which left Flying Fish, with Lord Zetland, Cadiz, and Count Cavour as their immediate fol lowers. Moulsey (taken for Tom Fool) retained his promi nent position to the half distance, where Mordan eased him, which letup those who were closely in his wake, but dying away shortly after he was headed by Bradamante, who came on with a slight advantage to the enclosure, where he was joined by Lord Burleigh on the lower ground, and Lord Westmoreland's colt on the upper ground, the former for a brief period holding out hopes of the success of the cherry and spots, but on reaching the centre of the stand he ap peared to succumb to the weight, and again left Mr. Gre - vine's nomination in the van, but who within half a dozen strides of the chair was challenged by Merry Hart, who won very cleverly at last by a length, half a length separat ing second and third ; Moulsey was fourth, close up ; Ex chequer fifth, Brindisi sixth, and Flying Fish next. Then came at wide intervals, all pulling up, Lord Zetland, Weatherspy, Jarnicoton, Fiancee, Effie, King o f and Tom Fool, behind whom were Juliet, Count Cavour, Veterinarian —Trumps being the last of all. , The Two-yr-old Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 sovs added; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. The owner of the second horse to save his stake. Half a mile. 37 subs. Mr Sutton's ch f Gardevieure (Thomas) 1 Lord Coventry's br c Tennyson ...... (J. Adams) 2 Baron Niviere's eh c Gontran (Edwards) 3 Mr J . Morris's eh c Shrapnell .. (Judd) 4 The following also ran :—Money-spinner, Corporal Trim, Pansy, Eltham, Theodore, and Chesterfield. Bcriv to 1 Rp.t to 4 spit Tennyson, 4 to ,--z,_€.)-- THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL BUST. By FELIX M. MILL P.R, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School of Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Stratford-on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by HOWELL, JAMES, and CO. 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A distiavished Dipitary, i n a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, . says:— •" I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and c an sincerel y , in my tnin, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." - Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. ';s. ?d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • • • ••s s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE C.INDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality '• • ......Is. s d. per lb . Sec3nd qua1ity......15.• 3d. per lb. Third quality .. • • • • ~ is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Holton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1739). The large et Establishment in England for the Manufacture Wax candlea ler the use at thy Alt3r. the chair. The notice convening the meeting and the following report and statement of ace 'until were read: — The Directors have to submit to the shareholders the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December last, and to report that after making ample provision for all bad and doubtful debts. the net profits of the bank for the year amounted to £242,909 12s 6d. Out of this sum the Directors have declared, free of income tax, two half yearly dividends at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum each, and have added to the last of these a bonus of £4 per share, thus making a return for the year of 18 per cent. on the paid-up capital of one million sterling. From the balance remaining the Directors have refunded to reserved fund account tile sum et 47,341 20. 4d. taken from it last year, and, in consideration of the greatly extended business of the bank, have carried to ere lit a further sum of £2s,ooo,•thus raising that fund to £225,000. They have also passed the sum of £5,000 to superannuation fund, and £15,000 to building fund, carrying forward .£10,A14 105. 2d to credit of profit and loss account for the current year. Since last annual meeting the Directors have purchased desirable premises in Sydney, an 1 have secured land at Shanghal,Kurrachee, and Madras, in view to the erection of suitab l e buildings for the branches of the bank at those ports. The present auditors being eligible for re-election, in terms of the deed of settlement, offer themselves accordingly. By order of the Board, MACKIN'iOSII BA. LFOITR, Genera Manager. (No. I.,—BALANCE-SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1863. Dn. LIABILITIES. To paid-up capital .. To Reserved Fund To amount due by the Bank for customers' ba'ances, fixed deposits, acceptances, let ters of credit, circucai notes, ac. To profit and loss Xl,oo^,oro o o 192,658 17 8 £10,388,30 3 1 CR. ASSETS. By cash in hand and at call at head office and branches X011,863 4 1 By Government securities By other securities, including specie, bills purchased, discounts, loans, &O. Freehold premises 1n London, Edinburgh, Calcutta, Bombay, Agra, Lahore, and Sydney, anti leasehold property and build ing ground at the other branches 91,0 , 1 17 1 £10,338,349 8 1 G. B. DALBY, Chief Accountant. (No. 2.)—PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FllO3l JANUARY 1, TO DECEMBER 31, 1863. DR. To payment of dividen ion paid-up capital (at 10 per cent. per annum) for half-year ended 3t th June To do. do. for half-year ending 31st Dec To bout' of Z E per share To amount transferred to Reserved Fund To amount transferred to Building Fund To amount ransferred, to Superannuation Fund To balance carried forward £50,000 0 0 50,0:0 0 a 80,000 0 0 3.?,141. 2 4 1,5,0,0 0 0 6,n00 0 0 10,563 10 2 4:42,90) 72 6 Cn. By gross profits at Head Offices Branches to Dec. 31, 1853 after making provision for bad and doubt ful debts .. £496,452 6 0 Less interest al lowed on cur rent and de posit accounts 167,505 14 0 X 320,116 10 0 Total expenditure of Head Office and Branches, includ ing rent, income tax, taxes, stamps, salaries (wilt a gra tuity of 10 per cent. thereon, to the officers of the establish ments at home and abroad, miscellaneous charges, &c.. 85,2;9 19 6 THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited), and the ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK, are prepared to receive Subscriptions for the Capital of the L.141318E LiG-CZERNOWITZ RAILWAY cO.ll - (Limited). Capital Li,' 50,000, in 63,500 shares of 42) each. Under a Guarantee from •he Austrian Gcivernment, pro ducing a net minimum dividend of 7 per cent. per annum, payable in silver. Provision is made for payment by the contract - • r, Mr. Brassey, of interest at 6 per cent. per annum during construction. Deposit, Ll on application and L on a lotment ; a further sum of £2 on the Ist of May, after which date no further call will be made for six months. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS, Pending ion, of the the coastir S ocie o te AnutionCompany as , under the prvis ton on s yme of the conces s a . In England — Somerset A. Beaumont. Esq., M.P. j Directors of the Anglo- Frederick Eng&ha , dt, Esq. 5 Austrian Bank. P. Brown-Westhead. Esq.,Deputy-Chairman of the London and North-We , tern Railway. In Austria H. fT. Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Carl-Ludwig Railway. Count Wlailmir Borkowski, Director of the Car -Ludwig Railway. Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Comm.rce, Vienna BANKERS IN LONDON, Messrs. Glyn, 11ti1 s, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. BANKERS IN VIENNA. The Anglo-Austrian Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bireham, Dalrymple. Drake, and Ward, Parliament street. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Co., 38, Throgmorton-street. Messrs. Cazeuove and CP., Threadneedle -street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 64, Old Broad-street. The great Trunk Railway from Vienna, in the direction of the frontier of Moldavia, is at present complete as far as Lemberg. The communication is effected by means of two lines. The first being the Northern Railway, from Vienna to Cracow; the second, the Carl -Ludwig ItaLway, front Cracow to Lemberg. The first of these . lines pays about 14 per cent. upon its capital. The second was completed only at the end of 1861. but, since its one. ing, has paid 8 per cent. upon its capital, and consequently has never required to claim the guarantee of 5 per cent. accorded to it by the Austrian Governm: nt. The present line is the continuation from Lemberg to Czernowitz, near the Moldavian frontier. The concession has been granted by the Austrian Government on terms un usually favourable to the company undertaking it. The proposed railway, enter ng into the heart of the grain and cattle-producing district whence the Car: -Ludwig ime obtains its most important traffic, and being constructed at a very considerably teas cost, promises to be more profitable than its neighbour. The continuance of the line through Mo davia to Galatz, on the Danube 'for which a concession has recently been granted by the Chambers of the Principalities), must neces sarily add lamely to the profits of the Lemberg-Czernovrit z Railway, which will thus form an integral tart in an un broken and direct railway communication between the Baltic, the German Ocean, and the Black Sea. The concession, the duration of which is ninety years, sti pulates for the comment: ment of the works previous to the tith January, 1[•65, and for their completion within three years ; but provision is made for extension of these periods in ca. e of political or financial crisis. The Government guarantee a fixed sum of Ito,ooo in silver money as a net annual revenue of the line. ,The sum thus guaranteed by the Government, after pro viding for the payment of interest at 5 per cent. on the Bonds, and for an annual sinking fund, will leave a clear 7 per cent. applicable to the share capital. The sinking fund will be annually applied by lot to the redemption of the Bonds and Shares at par. The proprietors of the Shares thus, from time to time, redeemed will, for each share, receive a certifi cate entitling the bearer to a participation, during the re maining term of the concession, in all the profits of the Com pany exceeding 5 per cent. on the original capital. A contract, which will be adopted by the Company, has been entered into by the concessionaires with Mr. Brassey for a sum of £2,450,000. This contract provides for the construction of the rai way in accordance with the terms of the concession, and for stock ing the same with riling stock. It includes all the preli minary expenses of acquiring the concession and forming tee Company ; it makes provision for interest during con struction on paid•up capital at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum ; and it covers an ample reserve for the expenses of management until the railway shall be opened for public traffic. - The concession confers the requisite power to form a So ciete Anonyme with Shares to bearer, whereby the liability of the subscriber will be limited to the amount of 25 per cent of the nominal amount of their Shares. The capital of the Societe Anonyme mill be £2,450,000; to he issued, £11,20',0)0 in Bonds, and £1,250,00 in Shares of £2O each. The Bonds have already been taken. Preparatory to the formation of the Societe Anonyme (which cannot be definitively constituted according to Aus trian law until 25 per cent. of the share capital has been paid up), the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Uompany has been breed as a limited liability, company, the shares in which a ill be exchanged for Shares of a like denomination in the Societe Anonyme. A copy of the lirticles of Association, of the concession, and or the statutes under which it is proposed to constitute the Societe Anonyme, can be inspected at the Offices of the Soli citors, 45, Parliament-street. Applications for Shares must be made in the annexed form, addressed to the Directors of the International Fin .n -clal society (Limited), and of the Anglo-Austrian Bank, but no application will be considered, unless accompanied by the receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., or of t e Anglo-.Ans tri n Lank, Vienna, for £1 per Share on the number of Shares applied for. This sum will be returned in the event of the application not being acceded to, and,, if an allotment is made, it will be applied towards the payment of £1 per Share then due. LEMBERG-CZERNOWITZ ted)RA..ILWAY COMPANY (Limi FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be leit wi h the Bankers. No. - To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited), and of the Anglo-Austrian Bank. Gentlemen, —Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and CO. , ' the sum of £ 'being £1 per Share on Shares , of £2O each, which I request may be allotted to me in the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Company ; Limited), and I hereby agree to accept such Shares, or any less number, and to become a member of the Company, and to have my name placed on the Register of Members in respect of the Shares allotted to me. I am. Gentlemen, your obediedt servant, Name in full Address in full 1 Cte e }r ~)t TFIE ORIGINAL R OYA L BUCKINGHAM SAUCM, for Roast neat, flashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, Sze. prepared only b the proprietors, Trios. BUCK and Co., 10, B a th-pl ice, Dais to y n, London, N.E. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., sub-Governor. Sir JODI.; HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge. Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. I ohn G arratt Cattlei, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Mark Currie Close, .sq. , Henry Nelson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. lion. josceline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq, Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann. E. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. RiversdaleW. Grenf ell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robr. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: William Wallace, Ego. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. , Chas. Baring Young, 'sq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOMA", Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE. --The usual f i fteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIU3IS f a lling due at Lady-day will expire on 9th April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this C orpora tion on advantageous terms. Insurances against Fire on Merchandize in the docks and warehouses In the Port of LOpidon are accepted at the late reduced rates of Premium. F AR NIING-STOCE.—No e tra charge is made for the use of a Steam Thrashing Machine. The Reversionary Mums on British Life Policies has aye rap;ed ,early 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. £15,000 may be insured on one A n y sum not exc eedin g Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the avera,ge returns of Mutual Societies —with the guarantee of a large invested Capital The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A ITALY. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. TtOBT, STEET_' c^,. r -.. ; -• . Z;92.658 17 8 32,341 2 4 £225,000 0 0 G. B. DALBY, Chief A countant. Wehave examined the rreceding statements (Nos. 1,2, and 31 with the books, vouchers, and securities, at the Head Office, in London, and with the detailed return 4 and balance heets signed by the auditors of the several branches, and we hereby certify . 0 th e c orrectness and satisiactory character thereof. W. F ARR, J. HILL WILLIAMS. 1 Auditors. London, March 10,1864. The following resolutions were duly moved, seconded, and carried unanimously: — " 1. That the report and statements which have been read to the meeting and previously circulated to the shareholders in Europe be adopted. " 2. That George Gordon Macpherson, Escl., Colonel Henry Doveton, James Sydney Stopford, .Esq., and James Thompson, Esq. be re-elected Directors Esq., and William Farr , Esq L ~ D.C.., F.R.S., be and tors for the present year. il th l e arn S q :h . areholders be given to the Board 43 of hl t Vf heir car, ful co Arol of the Bank's :Tl i a a affairs ; to the General M ana ger , Mr. Ma:'klntosh B alfour; T . o t t t i 1 John r e e ct t o h r a s n li f k o i s t r l o to the Londofl Manager, Mr. Will am Shipman; and to the Local Committees and Managers of the Branches, for the satisfactory manner in which they have conducted the bust mess , f the Bank for the past year; and to the Auditors for their efficient supervision of the accounts. " 5. That thi thanks of the Meeting be given to the Chair , man for his able conduct in the chair." G. G. MACPHERSON, Chairman. -cpr-t-..,- , __.',,,,„1i,e-e,,c-,`-v, 1 agst Garclevisaiio: re, 7to 1 agat Money-spin r ' , n , t. s'44, :, lestg Shrapnell. , 7 After a little delay, a fair start was effected, Mil/moil S taking up the running with Pansy, Tennyson, Gontran, and Gardevisure lying next, Money-spinner heading the second division. They continued in this order to 'the distance, when Gardevisure rased to the front, opposite 1 the stand had her horses safe, and though Tennyson and 1:;:: , " Gontran made an effort to reach her, won with great ease by a length. Half a length.separated Gontra i n from Ten nyson, Shrapnell finished a bad fourth. The Inkerman Plate of 50 soya (handicap), for all ages, p. /12, it ze ,, --s—.- ---- Wirmers extra. Half a mile. Captain Christie's Prescription, 3 yrs, 6st Sib (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr Payne's Alchymist, 4 yrs, Bst ...... (li. Grimahaw) 2 Marquis of Hastings' Attraction, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Judd) 3 , . The following also ran :—Miss Emma, King Cotton, Jupon, Tailor, Inverness, Lady Warwick, Aurora, ani Vigil, Betting-3 to 1 agst Attraction, 4to 1 ag:t Vigil, sto 1 (at first 5 to 2) agst Japon, 5 to 1 agst Prescription, 6 to 1 agst Alchyraist, and 8 to 1 agst Inverness. The start was delayed some time in consequence of the fractiousness of Jupon, who unseated his rider twice. When the flag was lowered the three placed ran in front throughout, Attraction having a slight advantage, which she re-lined to the distance, whet° she was headed by Pre scription, who, in coraFany with Mr. Payne's colt, finished the tan home, the former winning very cleverly at last by half a length, a length and a half separating the 4ccond and third; Vigil was fourth, and Aurora and King Cot ton, side by sidve, next. The others were beaten off song... distance. THE WAR IN DENMARK. (From the Times Special Correspondent at the DanisJ Head-quarters.) DANISH HEADQUARTERS, SONDERBORG, April 2. This is the first day in which we have seen such serious work as may betoken the beginning of the end. We are still all stunned with the din of real war, and it is not without great difficulty that I collect my thoughts and compose my mind so as to give a tolerably distinct and inteligible narrative of passing events. I had set out for a pleasure ride on horseback with a friend a few minutes after 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The morning had been rainy; but a strong north-westerly wind had driven the e10u43 from the heavens, and the weather was sharply cold though bright. The usual slack and unmeaning cannonade had gone on the whole morning; but we had learnt to despise it, and had not even turned out to inquire what its purpose or its results might be. The artillery, however, on Dybbol-bill soon quickened its fire to a pitch not only unprecedented during the previous phases of this war, but hardly o be matched by anything we had read or heard of a any war. The cannonade was appalling. It was he battle of the angels and demons, as imagined by Milton. We flattered ourselves for a moment that all this brisk dieetarge proceeded from the Danish b:stions. We knew that Prussian batteries had lately been descried on the summit of the Avnbjerg, on BON ers.l points about Dybbul village, and on other pobitions along the line, and fancied tbat the Danes, bent on the destruction of the enemy's works, wished to show the sluggish Germans with what activity end to what purpose cannon should be handled. We mode our way on foot to the Windmill battery by the south-eastern shore ; then again shifted our place of observation, and went to the top of n hill, in the centre of a windmill which crowns Sonderborg on the north, where an arbour in the corner of the garden commands the most exten sive view of the Dybbol heights across the Sound. From the vantage ground we thus successively occupied we had it in our power to see the flash of every gun, and to follow the path of every shell. The Danes, it soon became apparent, had not taken the initiative in the Action ; it was the Prussians who, after all that mere farce of a three weeks' cannonade, opened their fire with a will, and went to work cs if they really meant mischief. Possibly, they had hitherto merely kept up their play at cannon bal!s to give themselves time to complete their works in front of the Danish lines; possibly, also, their Government had, at last, given up all hopes or fears of a Conference, and had telegraphed to their commanders that the time for shilly-shally ing was past, an I that it behoved them to show that forbearance did not on their part arise from weakness. They had hitherto limited their activity to the throwing a few hundred shells daily from their batteries at Brosgeriand. Once only they bad tried the range of a few field pieces from the top of Avabjerg ; but to-day they unmasked their batteries both from that summit and from Dibsol and their 24 pounders thundered all along the line from extretne left to extreme right. The fire was so well maintained that it was difficult for a spec tator to follow the reports as they crowded upon one another, and often two and more at one time. Same of us counted as many as 25 shots in the minute, and an Englishman assured us that 2,500 shell- had flown through the air in the lapse of an. hoar. All this furious attack was mainly directed. against the Dybbol bastions, where the Danes showed the best countenance, and for a long time gave the enemy as good as he sent. The batteries from Broagerland, besides aiding in the work im mediately before them, found leisure to bestow some of their attention upon Sonderborg, and about 100 of their shells were aimed at the castle, at the tete de port, and at as many cf the lower buildings of the town as were more immediately within their reach. I have not as yet been able to ascertain what amount of damage all this shower of projectiles may have done to the Danish line. Some of the officers who have just returned from outposts assure these who are willing to believe them that the mischief is but trifling, and that the bastions are none the worse for the tremendous noise which has been for more than six hours incessantly kept up against them. The evidence of our own eyes, however, would rather induce ns to make some abatement in these flattering assertions: The fire of the Prussians was returned by the Danes with less spirit as the day declined, and it is difficult to share the assurance entertained at head-quarters here, that the Prus sians, after all the havoc of the day, will be as far from having it in their power to venture on an assault to-morrow as they were in their previous attempts of the 17th and 28th of last month. That none of the batteries on this side have been silenced, we have been able to ascertain. The drawbridge at No. 6 has been burnt, however, and at No. 10 a musketry fire has been heard, a circumstance which: might induce a belief that the Prussians have shown themselves at an inconvenient proximity. Whatever the material consequences of to-day's action may be to either of the belligerents, the mere distant sight of it was appalling to us neutrals. The very farm houses that were burning to the ground on many quarters of the landscape —s never-failing accessory to these scenes of destruc tion—glowed in the distance with hardly any per. ceptible flame or smoke, so utterly was every vapour swept from the ground by the too violent blast. As the sun set and darkness settled on the face of the earth the wooden barracks in the - vicinity of the bastions also caught fire in four or five distinct places, and their glare gleamed dingy red, like the lava of a volcano, as if the embers smouldered and crackled smothered by the overpowering force of the very element that generally feeds fire. A crowd of soldiers, mixed with a few of the• townspeople, had thronged around us as we stood on our hill top, and dumb amazement, vague terror, and a sort of wild joy were depicted on every counte nance. There was sublimity enough in the scene before us to strike a deep sensation into the com monest nature. Persons who have been in the habit of paying weekly as borrowers of Sewing M ac hi nes w ill d o we ll to apply,at once and become members of M essrs. W a tts and Co.'s Sew in g Machine Clubs. 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